Intellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on

copyright A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educatio ...

trademark A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from othe ...

patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

s, or other

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...

law concepts. This includes international intergovernmental organizations that foster governmental cooperation in the area of

s and

s (such as organizations based on or founded by

treaty A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal pe ...

), as well as non-governmental, non-profit organizations, lobbying organizations,

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

s, notable committees, and professional associations.

International, general organisations

World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishi ...

(WIPO) * African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) * '' Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle'' (OAPI) or African Intellectual Property Organization

National patent offices

Regional, patent-related organisations

* Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) *

European Patent Organisation The European Patent Organisation (sometimes abbreviated EPOrg in order to distinguish it from the European Patent Office, one of the two organs of the organisation) is a public international organisation created in 1977 by its contracting states t ...

(EPO or EPOrg) * Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

Regional, trademark- and design-related organisations

European Union Intellectual Property Office The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO; french: links=no, Office de l'Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle), founded in 1994, is the European Union Agency responsible for the registration of the European Union trad ...

(EUIPO) *

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(BOIP)

Think tanks, committees, institutes, non-profit and professional organizations

* AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law (SCRIPT) * Alliance for American Innovation (AAIUSA) *

American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of aca ...

(Section of Intellectual Property Law or ABA-IPL) *

Association of Intellectual Property Firms Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

(AIPF) * American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) * Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) *

Arab Society for Intellectual Property The Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP) is a non-profit organization based in Munich established on February 23, 1987, with the purpose of enhancing and developing the protection of the Intellectual Property (IP) system in Arab countries. ...

(ASIP) *

Association française des Spécialistes en Propriété industrielle de l'Industrie Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

(ASPI) * Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) * Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) *

Center for Intellectual Property Studies The Center for Intellectual Property Studies (CIP) is a development center at the intersection of industry and academia. Founded in a joint effort between Chalmers University of Technology and School of Business, Economics, and Law at the University ...

(CIP) *

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is the British professional body of patent attorneys. History The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) was founded in 1882 as the ''Chartered Institute of Patent Agents'' and incorpor ...

(CIPA) *

China Trademark Association China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(CTA) *

National Company of Industrial Property Attorneys National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

(CNCPI) *

European Federation of Industrial Property Agents in Industry European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...

(FEMIPI) *

European Intellectual Property Institutes Network The European Intellectual Property Institutes Network (EIPIN) is a cooperation network of intellectual property (IP) institutions, organizing conferences.European Patent Institute The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office, also known as European Patent Institute (epi), is a professional association of European patent attorneys and an international non-governmental public law corporation. ...

(epi) *

European Patent Lawyers Association The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW, formerly EPLA) is a professional association of patent lawyers, with a registered office in Brussels, Belgium. Its claimed object is "the promotion of efficient and fair handling of patent litigatio ...

(EPLAW) *

European Round Table on Patent Practice The European Round Table on Patent Practice (EUROTAB) is described as "a pan-European group consisting of lawyers (including European Patent Office (EPO) staff, and Commission, national patent offices) in the patent field",Susana Borrás, ''The gov ...

(EUROTAB) *

Federation Against Copyright Theft The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) is an organisation established in 1983 to protect and represent the interests of its members' intellectual property (IP). FACT also investigates fraud and cybercrime, and provides global due diligenc ...

(FACT) *

German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property The German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (german: Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, or GRUR e. V.) is a German professional association "concerned with the protection of intellectua ...

(GRUR e. V.) *

Institute of Patentees and Inventors The Institute of Patentees and Inventors is a United Kingdom-based non-profit making association. It provides support to individuals on all aspects of inventing. See also * Intellectual property organization Intellectual property organization ...

* Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) * Intellectual Property Institute (IP Institute) *

Intellectual Property Owners Association {{single source, date=July 2012 The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) is a trade association that is composed of owners of intellectual property, represented mostly by in-house corporate counsel and private practice attorneys practici ...

(IPO) * Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) * International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) * International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) *

International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys The International Federation of Intellectual Property AttorneysFICPIStatutes - Rules - Code of Conduct May 2015, Article 1. (french: Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle, FICPI; formerly known as the Internationa ...

(FICPI) *

International Intellectual Property Alliance The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), formed in 1984, is a private sector coalition of seven trade associations representing U.S. companies that produce copyright-protected material, including computer software, films, televisio ...

(IIPA) *

International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

(IIPCC) * International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) * International Intellectual Property Society (IIPS) *

International Intellectual Property Law Association International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

(IIPLA) * International Trademark Association (INTA) * InventorEd (InvEd) *

Inventors Network of the Capital Area An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an ...

(INCA) * IP Federation (formerly the "Trade Marks, Patents and Designs Federation" or TMPDF) *

Japan Intellectual Property Association The Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization representing "industries and users of the intellectual property (IP) system".JIPA web site''Introduction'' Consulted on May 1, 2009. It was established ...

(JIPA) * Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) *

Licensing Executives Society International The Licensing Executives Society International, or LES International (LESI, or formally "LES International, Inc."), is a not for profit, non-political, umbrella organization having 33 national and regional member societies, interested in technolog ...

(LESI or LES Int.) *

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (german: Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb) is a Munich, Germany, based research institute, which is part of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, which mana ...

Munich Intellectual Property Law Center The Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) is a center for both research and education in intellectual property and competition law, founded in 2003 and based in Munich, Germany.MIPLC web site''About MIPLC''. Consulted on March 21, 2008. ...

(MIPLC) * National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) * New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) * Patent Commons *

Patent Office Practitioners Association A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

(POPA) * Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) * Pirate Party * Professional Inventors Alliance (PIAUSA) * Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA)PIIPA
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Public Knowledge Public Knowledge is a non-profit Washington, D.C.-based public interest group. Founded in 2001 by David Bollier and Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge is primarily involved in the fields of intellectual property law, competition and choice in the digi ...

(PK) * Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) *

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

* Software Patent Institute (SPI) *

Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office The Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO, French: ''Comité consultatif permanent auprès de l'OEB'', German: ''Ständiger Beratender Ausschuss beim EPA'') is a committee advising the European Patent Office (EPO) on ...

(SACEPO) * The Intellectual Property Lawyers' Organisation (TIPLO) *

UNION of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property The UNION of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property, or UNION-IP, is a European association of practitioners in the field of intellectual property. It was founded in 1961 under the name was "UNION of European Patent Attorneys". See also ...

(UNION-IP) * Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)

Defunct organisations

* International Patent Institute (IIB) * The United States Patent Association *

United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property The United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) was an international organization. It was set up in 1893 to administer the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Paris Convent ...

(BIRPI)

References

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